The foundation of literacy: The child's acquisition of the alphabetic principle

This monograph brings together research that the author and his colleagues at the University of New England have been conducting into the early stages of reading development. It is written in an accessible style, with chapter summaries and, where appropriate, short tutorials in relevant topics. 192 Definitions, phenomena, questions and frameworks; children's initial hypotheses about alphabetic script; induction of the alphabetic principle; instruction in the alphabetic principle; individual differences; conclusion and implications.